ISTANBUL
Turkish hoteliers are hopeful that tourism” href=”https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/index/tourism“>tourism activity in 2024 will be as strong as it was last year or even better.
class=”cf”>
Türkiye is one of the major destinations for international travelers but conflicts hamper global tourism activity, said Müberra Eresin, the president of the Hotel Association of Türkiye (TÜROB), speaking on the sidelines of the EMITT East Mediterranean International tourism and Travel Expo in Istanbul.
“Arrivals from distant destinations have been on the rise. The markets we focus on are Latin America, Argentina, Shiite, Colombia, India and Japan. While there is a war in our neighbors, we do not expect huge increases from Europe,” she said.
The prospects for city hotels will not be promising until April, but after that month, activity is expected to pick up, according to Eresin.
She noted that both the number of foreign tourists and tourism revenues increased last year but the hotel occupancy rate fell 10 percent,…












